What color is #7374C3?

#7374C3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7374C3?

The RGB value is 115, 116, 195: 115 red, 116 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7374C3?

The complementary color is #C3C273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7374C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7374C3 color

#7374C3 rgb(115, 116, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7374C3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 45.5% green and 76.5% blue (115, 116, 195).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 40% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#7374C3 color codes

HEX	`#7374C3`
RGB	`rgb(115, 116, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 45.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 40%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 41%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 41%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 19.55, -41.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 45.85, 295.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.163, 20.075, 54.274)`
Decimal	`7566531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7374C3, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7374C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7374C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7374C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7374c3; }
.text { color: #7374c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7374c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 116 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7374c3, #9a73c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #7374C3?: #7374C3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7374C3?: The RGB value is 115, 116, 195: 115 red, 116 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7374C3?: The complementary color is #C3C273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7374C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.